From the Platform Subway Graffiti, 1983-1989 - hardcover

New York: The Viking Press, 1978. Stated First edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library/good +. Illustrated by Ted Lewin. Poems by Leslie Norris, Welsh poet, short story writer ( many published in the New Yoker, Atlantic Monthly, Easquire Magazines) and his moving poems about new ways of looking at an old world, with special drawings by well-known artist and amateur naruralist, Ted Lewin. Green cloth book with gilt lettering on the spine. ( 9 1/8 X 7 3/4 ) 48 pages. Black pictorial pasted down dust jacket with mylar-covered. library binding . sku 9363, The Viking Press, 1978, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.. Hardcover. New. Hardcover. 176 pages. Dimensions: 11.0in. x 9.0in. x 0.9in.See the New York City transit system at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget. In the early 80s, graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri, who writes CAVS, was drawn to the colorful tags on trains. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many writers of the time. This is a compilation of subway graffiti from 1983 to 1989, when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. More than 325 color photos capture everything from motion-bombed train interiors riddled with pilot marker tags to epic works covering whole exteriors, top to bottom. Artists tell their tales of adventure throughout and reminisce about working on live third rails, navigating the complex subway system to find their works, and witnessing graffitis gradual disappearance from the trains. This book presents a nostalgic look at 1980s New York City and the street artists that gave it soul. This item ships from multiple locations. Your book may arrive from Roseburg,OR, La Vergne,TN., Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

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See the New York City transit system at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget. In the early ''80s, graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri, who writes CAVS, was drawn to the colorful tags on trains. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many writers of the time. This is a compilation of subway graffiti from 1983 to 1989, when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. More than 325 color photos capture everything from motion-bombed train interiors riddled with pilot marker tags to epic works covering whole exteriors, top to bottom. Artists tell their tales of adventure throughout and reminisce about working on live third rails, navigating the complex subway system to find their works, and witnessing graffiti''s gradual disappearance from the trains. This book presents a nostalgic look at 1980s New York City and the street artists that gave it soul. Paul Cavalieri, Books, Art and Architecture, From The Platform: Subway Graffiti, 1983-1989 Books>Art and Architecture, Schiffer Publishing Ltd.

[EAN: 9780764337239], Neubuch, [PU: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book. See the New York City transit system at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget. In the early 80s, graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri, who writes CAVS, was drawn to the colorful tags on trains. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many writers of the time. This is a compilation of subway graffiti from 1983 to 1989, when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. More than 325 color photos capture everything from motion-bombed train interiors riddled with pilot marker tags to epic works covering whole exteriors, top to bottom. Artists tell their tales of adventure throughout and reminisce about working on live third rails, navigating the complex subway system to find their works, and witnessing graffiti s gradual disappearance from the trains. This book presents a nostalgic look at 1980s New York City and the street artists that gave it soul.

[EAN: 9780764337239], Neubuch, [PU: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book. See the New York City transit system at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget. In the early 80s, graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri, who writes CAVS, was drawn to the colorful tags on trains. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many writers of the time. This is a compilation of subway graffiti from 1983 to 1989, when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. More than 325 color photos capture everything from motion-bombed train interiors riddled with pilot marker tags to epic works covering whole exteriors, top to bottom. Artists tell their tales of adventure throughout and reminisce about working on live third rails, navigating the complex subway system to find their works, and witnessing graffiti s gradual disappearance from the trains. This book presents a nostalgic look at 1980s New York City and the street artists that gave it soul.

[EAN: 9780764337239], Neubuch, Not Signed; See the New York City transit system at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget. In the early '80s, graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri, who writes CAVS, was drawn to the colorful tags on trains. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many writers of the time. This is a compilation of subway graffiti from 1983 to 1989, when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. More than 325 color photos capture everything from motion-bombed train interiors riddled with pilot marker tags to epic works covering whole exteriors, top to bottom. Artists tell their tales of adventure throughout and reminisce about working on live third rails, navigating the complex subway system to find their works, and witnessing graffiti's gradual disappearance from the trains. This book presents a nostalgic look at 1980s New York City and the street artists that gave it soul., [PU: Schiffer Publishing]

Cavalieri, Paul

Title:

From the Platform: Subway Graffiti, 1983-1989

ISBN:

9780764337239

See the New York City transit system at a time the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has tried hard to forget. In the early '80s, graffiti writer Paul Cavalieri, who writes "CAVS," was drawn to the colorful tags on trains. He started learning train schedules so he could snap works by many writers of the time. This is a compilation of subway graffiti from 1983 to 1989, when the MTA announced that its fleet was entirely graffiti-free. More than 325 color photos capture everything from motion-bombed train interiors riddled with pilot marker tags to epic works covering whole exteriors, top to bottom. Artists tell their tales of adventure throughout and reminisce about working on live third rails, navigating the complex subway system to find their works, and witnessing graffiti's gradual disappearance from the trains. This book presents a nostalgic look at 1980s New York City and the street artists that gave it soul.